is produced by Youku and TVB, with Xie Ying and Zhong Shujia as directors and producers, Guan Wenshen as producer, Chen Haibin and Jiang Zhenjie as directors, Charmaine Sheh, Ma Guoming, Li Shihua, Gao Haining, Wang Minyi, He Yiting, Tang Zhijian, Tan Junyan, Chen Shancong, Gong Ci'en, The topical drama "News Queen" starring Wu Yekun and others with the theme of live news ended on December 14th on Youku members. The fate of Wen Huixin (Charmaine Sheh) and other SNK anchors was revealed one by one. Wen Huixin, Xu Shiqing (played by Gao Haining), Liu Yan (played by Wang Minyi), Xu Xiaowei (played by He Yiting), etc. all left SNK and started a new life; Liang Jingren (played by Ma Guoming) and Zhang Jiayan (played by Li Shiwei) continue to stay at SNK as deputy directors. At the end, director Gu Zhaohua, played by Bosco Bosco, unexpectedly "airborne" into the news department, paving the way for the sequel.
"Sister Man" dominates the list of pure Hong Kong flavors in all fields and covers all kinds of social platforms
"News Queen" mainly tells the story of SNK's prime-time senior news anchors Wen Huixin and Liang Jingren, who have their own factions and are on the same page; after fighting openly and secretly, Wen Huixin relies on Her decisiveness and professionalism led her to become a manager, freeing up the position of female anchor. Zhang Jiayan, who only wanted to do good news and stay away from power struggles, Xu Shiqing, who used her body and beauty to fight for power, and Xu Xiaowei, who was Huixin's right-hand man, all became female anchors during prime news time. candidate. The play has created a rich and three-dimensional portrait of women in the workplace. At the same time, because it shows the emotional value of modern women at work, with the plot of "fast pace", "frequent golden sentences" and "all employees are career-minded", it has become a popular drama. "Find a man and get married." Since then, "News Queen" has grown in popularity and reputation on all social platforms, achieving excellent performance.
Since its launch, "News Queen" related topics have been listed on Weibo for a total of 735 times, occupying the top spot on the Douyin drama list and receiving 100,000+ likes for 288 hits; Douban's opening score increased from 7.9 to 8.2 in four days; The total topic playback volume of Red Book exceeds 3 billion, and 21 B stations are on the list. It is highly recommended by Yunhe, Maoyan, Dengta, Detawen and other industries. It covers the entire network and has no platform shortcomings. Even there are more male users. Hupu and Zhihu also have positive reviews.
Youku's ten years of hard work has yielded results, and two-way cooperation has led to win-win results.
Youku's Hong Kong Theater has ushered in a harvest period after ten years of hard work. In 2013, Youku reached a strategic cooperation with TVB and exclusively obtained all genuine TVB copyrights. In 2018, Youku, TVB and TVBC jointly launched the "Global Simultaneous Drama Series", which for the first time enabled Hong Kong dramas to be broadcast simultaneously in mainland China and Hong Kong. In the same year, the "Hong Kong Theater" label was established. In 2020, Youku cooperated with TVB, Media Asia and other film studios to produce a number of customized Hong Kong dramas, starting a new exploration of Hong Kong dramas. In 2022, Youku proposed the concept of "New Hong Kong Drama". "News Queen", as a benchmark for "new Hong Kong dramas", has gone from "the most booked Hong Kong drama in the history of Youku" to "the most popular Hong Kong drama on the entire network". It is a new sample of Hong Kong dramas co-created by Youku and TVB, and once again Proof that "Xingang Drama" is revitalized through self-iteration.
Xie Ying, vice president of Youku, said that Youku has continued to cultivate the minds of Hong Kong drama users over the years, leveraging the content advantages and market awareness of long videos, integrating new mainland technologies and new ideas with the mature experience of the Hong Kong drama production team, and deeply participating in topic selection. Creating differentiated content has made classic Hong Kong drama genres such as "Family Glory" and "News Queen" popular again, and has successively launched a series of innovative works such as "Super Messenger" and "The Hidden Door".
It is reported that Youku Hong Kong Theater has rich reserves for the follow-up. In addition to the popular "News Queen", it will also launch a number of customized series with TVB. For example, it will cooperate with Zhong Shujia for the second time to create "Black Moonlight" telling the story of women in the workplace; "Forensic Pioneer 6" will be a classic IP, Bosco Bosco, Yuan Weihao, Cai Jie and other original cast members return. "The Successor of Family Glory" is a collaboration with Media Asia, "Anti-Corruption" is a collaboration with Tianyi, and an innovative drama series with Letao Interactive Entertainment is in preparation.
